Middlesbrough’s resilience built on familiar Friend under Karanka

Middlesbrough’s 2-2 draw at Leicester on Saturday moved Aitor Karanka’s men onto 12 points in what has been a respectable start to Premier League life for a team boasting little in the way of experience. Loanees Calum Chambers and Alvaro Negredo have had cursory spells with Arsenal and Manchester City respectively while Fabio da Silva

Middlesbrough FC caught the eye of everyone after they secured the signing of Ajax’s young winger Viktor Fischer. The 21-year-old signed for the newly promoted side for £3.8m and the Danish international’s arrival is extremely encouraging. Fischer has always been equated to great players and as the modern way of things go, he has been